News for 'BITS Pilani'

BITS Pilani Goa student found dead in hostel; police launch probe

BITS Pilani Goa student found dead in hostel; police launch probe

Rediff.com17 Aug 2025

A 20-year-old BITS Pilani student was found dead in his hostel room in Goa. Police are investigating the cause of death.

How alumni wired BITS, Pilani

How alumni wired BITS, Pilani

Rediff.com19 Mar 2004

Neuron, a $1.5million state-of-the-art computer network would make the famed insititute one of best-connected in India.

Want to study at BITS Pilani?

Want to study at BITS Pilani?

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

The Birla Institute of Technology And Science invites applications for its four-year Integrated First Degree Programmes.

Want to study at BITS, Pilani?

Want to study at BITS, Pilani?

Rediff.com18 Dec 2006

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science invites applications for its Integrated First Degree Programmes at the Pilani and Goa campus for the academic year 2007-2008.

BITS Pilani's off campus MS admissions

BITS Pilani's off campus MS admissions

Rediff.com15 Sep 2008

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, invites applications for the off-campus work-integrated learning programmes.

Kashmiri researcher leaves BITS Pilani campus after threats

Kashmiri researcher leaves BITS Pilani campus after threats

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

Hashim Sofi, who hails from Bandipora district of Kashmir, had told the hostel's chief warden that on Friday morning, he had found the door of his room and his clothes inked with threats and abuses, an official of the institute said.

Get a BITS Pilani degree in Dubai

Get a BITS Pilani degree in Dubai

Rediff.com3 Jun 2005

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani - Dubai Campus, a branch of BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, invites applications for its degree programmes in Computer Science and Engineering.

BITS-Pilani's distance learning courses

BITS-Pilani's distance learning courses

Rediff.com28 Sep 2006

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, invites applications for admission to its distance learning work-integrated degree programmes.

Programmes at BITS, Pilani

Programmes at BITS, Pilani

Rediff.com31 Oct 2003

Management at Goa Institute of Management.

Want to study at BITS Pilani?

Want to study at BITS Pilani?

Rediff.com25 May 2006

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, invites applications for admission to the different degree programmes offered by the institute at the Pilani campus.

AI Squeezes Entry-Level Jobs

AI Squeezes Entry-Level Jobs

Rediff.com2 Feb 2026

Concerns have emerged about the impact of AI adoption on young workers, particularly those seeking their first job in high-skilled occupations.

'Can My Uncle Sponsor My US F1 Visa?'

'Can My Uncle Sponsor My US F1 Visa?'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2025

From tackling visa woes to admission counselling, rediffGURU Dr Karan Gupta helps you choose the right course and country to study abroad.

Meet the BITS-Pilani alumnus changing life in the hills with jobs

Meet the BITS-Pilani alumnus changing life in the hills with jobs

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

He is stemming migration to cities and ushering in social change in Uttarakhand.

'Grammy's Coming Home This Year'

'Grammy's Coming Home This Year'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2025

Composer Sidhant Bhatia, singer Raja Kumari, singer-producer Raghav Mehta and mixing engineer Deepak PA talk about Sounds of Kumbha, which is shortlisted for the Grammys in the Best Global Music Album category.

'My Son Doesn't Want To Come Back To India'

'My Son Doesn't Want To Come Back To India'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

'Techies who did a master's there and moved to US companies look down on Indian companies who they consider as just doing body shopping.'

BITS-HP Labs India PhD fellowships

BITS-HP Labs India PhD fellowships

Rediff.com23 Jun 2006

BITS-Pilani, and HP Labs India invite applications for PhD fellowship for research in Information and Communication Technologies.

'For The First Time, We Will Be Able To Say A Particular Caste Is More Backward Than The Other'

'For The First Time, We Will Be Able To Say A Particular Caste Is More Backward Than The Other'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2025

'For the first time in this country, perhaps the first time anywhere, we are going to use backwardness index.' 'It is a fundamental shift in the discourse in the country's social justice.'

'Unable To Crack UPSC. Please Help!'

'Unable To Crack UPSC. Please Help!'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2025

rediffGURU Major Inderpaul Singh (retd) offers career guidance and helps students and individuals handle challenges in their professional lives.

Recipes: Hema's Mooli Kadhi and Arvind's Bhindi Fry

Recipes: Hema's Mooli Kadhi and Arvind's Bhindi Fry

Rediff.com22 Oct 2024

From Uttarakhand comes a simple, tasty meal.

How he bagged a Rs 1.16 crore offer from Google

How he bagged a Rs 1.16 crore offer from Google

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

Rushabh Agrawal, an alumnus of BITS Pilani was recently offered a job at Google for a package of Rs 1.16 crore. He shares his experience and offers advice to young aspirants.

How a Kanpur-born Indian-origin CEO is a chip off the old block

How a Kanpur-born Indian-origin CEO is a chip off the old block

Rediff.com3 May 2023

In the technology (tech) world, especially storage, Sanjay Mehrotra is a well-known name. Co-founder of SanDisk, a flash memory storage company in 1988, it was eventually acquired by Western Digital in 2016 for a whopping $19 billion. For a boy from Kanpur, who went on to pursue higher studies in the US, becoming the chief executive officer of Micron Technology, Inc - one of America's largest memory chip makers - and now setting up the company's first plant in India, it has been quite a ride.

India may see 7 million COVID-19 cases by October: Study

India may see 7 million COVID-19 cases by October: Study

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

The Union health ministry data on Friday said the number of coronavirus cases in India breached the 45 lakh mark while a data released by a national public health institute in the US said the number of infections in the North American country crossed six million as of September 8.

QS Employability Rankings 2022: IIT-B Tops

QS Employability Rankings 2022: IIT-B Tops

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay is the top Indian institute as per the Quacquarelli Symonds Graduate Employability Rankings 2022.

Want to be an engineer?

Want to be an engineer?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2006

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, invites applications for admission to its Integrated first degree programmes.

First salary: How one phone call changed my life

First salary: How one phone call changed my life

Rediff.com25 Dec 2019

Rediff reader Kapil Mohan from Delhi tells us how he got his first job and salary.

RedBus eyes $20 mn via PE route

RedBus eyes $20 mn via PE route

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

The company, started by three BITS Pilani graduates in 2005, could be planning to aggressively scale up its business to tap the untapped potential that the bus-booking service offers in India.

Readers recommend colleges in Rajasthan

Readers recommend colleges in Rajasthan

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

We invited readers to share their college recommendations to the Class of 2010 -- the colleges with the best teachers, facilities, study programmes. Here we present the responses we recieved for colleges in Rajasthan.

India may pip US as largest GitHub base soon: Nadella

India may pip US as largest GitHub base soon: Nadella

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

India is expected to overtake the US as the largest developer community on GitHub by 2027, Microsoft chairman and chief executive officer Satya Nadella said during his address to 1,100 developers and technology leaders at the Microsoft AI Tour in Bengaluru on Thursday. India is the fastest-growing market on GitHub, a Microsoft-owned software development platform, with 13.2 million developers using it.

Govt set to approve Micron Technology's $1-billion semiconductor plant

Govt set to approve Micron Technology's $1-billion semiconductor plant

Rediff.com2 May 2023

The government is close to approving a proposal by Micron Technology to set up an assembly, testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) facility in the country involving an investment of about $1 billion. The world's fifth largest semiconductor company, based in Idaho, USA, will use the facility to process some of its own wafers, manufactured across the globe.

Career watch: Optometry and its future prospects

Career watch: Optometry and its future prospects

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

An upcoming field in India, there will be a demand for qualified optometrists in the years to come. However, the field still has no regulator.

The dangers of doing business in Uttar Pradesh

The dangers of doing business in Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

Growth and expansion of business has little or no possibility in UP, especially when the government is involved or policy changes are needed.

An entrepreneur who helps students with internships

An entrepreneur who helps students with internships

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

Karthikeyan shares his experience of starting Twenty19, an NGO, Deepam that works for underprivileged children and his passion for marathons.

The success story of Bank Bazaar

The success story of Bank Bazaar

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

In just two years, Bank Bazaar.com was chosen as one of the 'Hottest Startups' in India.

Apply for PhD at the IIT-Kharagpur

Apply for PhD at the IIT-Kharagpur

Rediff.com3 Oct 2012

Read on to know more about how to apply for a PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur and the programmes at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.

'We revolutionised online lingerie buying in India'

'We revolutionised online lingerie buying in India'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

Richa Kar of Zivame, an online portal for buying lingerie, talks about the challenges of being an entrepreneur, and what it takes to make a business succeed.

Announcing work-integrated BS, MS programmes

Announcing work-integrated BS, MS programmes

Rediff.com17 May 2010

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani invites applications off-campus, work-integrated learning programmes.

Agam: The band making Carnatic music rock

Agam: The band making Carnatic music rock

Rediff.com17 Oct 2012

Bangalore based band Agam is creating waves in the Carnatic Progressive Rock genre. They tell us how they came about forming a band and becoming so popular.

Ranked 131 last yr, TN candidate tops IAS

Ranked 131 last yr, TN candidate tops IAS

Rediff.com12 May 2005

In his first attempt at the IAS exams last year, he was ranked 131 and was selected for Indian Railway Traffic Service.

From the slums of Chennai he made it to World Bank

From the slums of Chennai he made it to World Bank

Rediff.com20 Mar 2012

The story of E Sarathbabu, a boy brought up in a slum in Chennai who turned into a successful entrepreneur, passing through, on the way, the corridors of BITS, Pilani and IIM-Ahmedabad has become legendary in India now.